The Extreme Hockey Regina Capitals capitalized on their chances to win a league championship.

After registering three overtime victories in the Prairie Junior Hockey League’s best-of-seven final against the Saskatoon AGI Insurance Quakers, the Capitals won 7-3 on Sunday at the Al Ritchie Memorial Centre to end the series in six games.

The Capitals are now looking ahead to the Keystone Cup — the Western Canada junior B championship — which is slated for April 13-16 in Arborg, Man.

“It feels great,” said Eric Duran, who had three goals and two assists for the Capitals on Sunday. “It’s about time. We got to host (the Keystone Cup) last year and we got to ride with all the guys this year, so it feels real good.”

The Capitals lost the 2016 bronze-medal game in triple overtime last year against the North Peace (Alberta) Navigators. Regina followed up with an East Division-leading 34-3-0-3 record during the 2016-17 regular season. In the playoffs, Regina won 12 of 15 games.

“(The 2016 Keystone Cup) definitely gave us some fire,” the Capitals’ Cody Hegion said after a two-goal, three-assist game. “Last year at Keystone, it kind of gave us some experience. This year, we realized what we had to do to get there and the group of guys came together and we finally did it.”

Not without some nailbiters, such as the three OT victories in the league final.

“None of us wanted to go into overtime again,” Duran said with a chuckle. “Three was enough. One was enough.”

Like Duran and Hegion, Braydon Delorme had a five-point game for the Capitals in the clincher. He had one goal and four assists. Taylor Kreutzer also scored for Regina.

Jared Hillis, Declan Desmarais and Tyrell Pompu scored for Saskatoon, which won the North Division at 34-3-0-3.

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